Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
Fundamentally, that if we allow the American people to believe that we are going to tolerate a regime that not only has unbelievable humanitarian atrocities that continue to get leveled on an almost daily basis but that we are going to tolerate it as an American people, it sends the wrong message.
Said by
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Ros-Lehtinen emphasizes the importance of not tolerating humanitarian atrocities.

Share & report

More from Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Sep 12, 2018

If fully implemented and enforced, U.S. sanctions can be an effective foreign policy tool to pressure dangerous rogue regimes including those in Iran, in North Korea, in Russia, as well as those in our own hemisphere, like my native…

congress.gov
Sep 25, 2018

Mr. Speaker, Wendy Grant was a south Florida philanthropist who dedicated her all-too-brief life to serving others. Hers was a legacy of service to our community. She was also a well- respected aide to both Senator Connie Mack when he…

Congressional Record · 2018-09-25
Sep 25, 2018

I would like to tighten the sanctions on those military leaders because I see that as the problem.

congress.gov
Sep 25, 2018

In 2014, we supported a resolution that this committee passed--Jim McGovern's House Resolution 418, which called for an end to persecution.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation